Official Rules Update and FAQ (Draft versions 1.01 - June 21)

[Leonidas]

Two quick questions:

A) Can howitzers intercept cruise misdles?
B) Can cruise missiles fly over crateers in the Ogre map?

My guesses are:

A) Yes
B) No

Any advice is more than welcome.

[Leonidas]

I am sorry. Another question please!

During overrun combat, INF attack value is doubled for eack infividual squad. Doesn’t this mean that if INF targets Ogre’s threads it does double damage?

Many thanks.

[dwalend]

Originally Posted by Leonidas

During overrun combat, INF attack value is doubled for eack infividual squad. Doesn’t this mean that if INF targets Ogre’s threads it does double damage?

Yes

How about this one: In overrun combat can a 3INF stack combine fire against ogre treads? I think no - all INF fight separately.

[dwalend]

Originally Posted by Leonidas

A) Can howitzers intercept cruise missiles?

Yes. But not remarkably well:

Any armor unit with attack strength 3 or more ........ 11 or above

B) Can cruise missiles fly over craters in the Ogre map?

Yes. Weapons can shoot over craters.

[wolf90]

Originally Posted by Leonidas

A) Can howitzers intercept cruise misdles?
B) Can cruise missiles fly over crateers in the Ogre map?

A) Yes. Any armor unit may try to intercept a Cruise Missile. The chance to do so is dependent upon the attack strength of the unit, which is modified based upon the distance the CM has traveled.

B) Yes. Terrain has no effect on flying Cruise Missiles. (Cruise Missile Crawlers, on the other hand, cannot enter/cross a crater)

Originally Posted by Leonidas

During overrun combat, INF attack value is doubled for eack infividual squad. Doesn’t this mean that if INF targets Ogre’s threads it does double damage?

Yes. It still has the same chance to hit (i.e. roll a 5 or 6), but if successful, the squad does double damage.

D.

[wolf90]

Originally Posted by dwalend

How about this one: In overrun combat can a 3INF stack combine fire against ogre treads? I think no - all INF fight separately.

You are correct. All Infantry are divided into 1-squad counters at the start of an overrun.

D.

[Leonidas]

Originally Posted by wolf90

You are correct. All Infantry are divided into 1-squad counters at the start of an overrun.

D.

I screwed this one last week, then (I combined fire on threads form INF in overrun combat on threads, damn).

Many thanks for your answers!

[dwalend]

Originally Posted by Leonidas

I screwed this one last week, then (I combined fire on threads form INF in overrun combat on threads, damn).!

It really doesn't change the expected outcome unless the ogre has two or three (or three-to-six in an overrun) treads to go before it drops to the next M.

Single-INF shots blur out a run of bad luck better, but that's just a stats class filtered through my superstition.

[Desert Scribe]

Originally Posted by wolf90

You are correct. All Infantry are divided into 1-squad counters at the start of an overrun.

Infantry can still combine attacks in an overrun; they just can't combine defense in an overrun, right?

[offsides]

Originally Posted by Desert Scribe

Infantry can still combine attacks in an overrun; they just can't combine defense in an overrun, right?

No - in an overrun, it's every squad for themselves. This also means they have to be targeted separately, which permits a 3/1 INF to survive attacking something that gets less than 3 shots first. Of course, even a Mk I can hit 5 separate INF targets if undamaged, so it's still low-percentage move until you defang it...